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Tenses worksheet — present, past and future, with answers

Free tenses worksheets: simple present, simple past, simple future, name the tense and change the tense — Class 2 to 5, printable with answer keys.

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Simple present tense (Class 2–3)Simple past tense (Class 3–4)Simple future tense (Class 3–4)Name the tense (Class 4–5)Change the tense (Class 5)

Simple present tense

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 1 · set 13
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  2. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  3. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  4. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  5. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  6. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  7. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  8. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  9. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)
  10. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 13
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

  1. We ______ in the river. (swim)
  2. Yesterday I ______ to school. (walk)
  3. He ______ a new pen. (buy)
  4. She ______ to Mumbai last week. (go)
  5. She ______ the song beautifully. (sing)
  6. They ______ cricket after school. (play)
  7. I ______ my homework. (finish)
  8. I ______ a rainbow in the sky. (see)
  9. The cat ______ all the milk. (drink)
  10. He ______ a letter to his friend. (write)
  11. Mother ______ tea for everyone. (make)
  12. The school bell ______ at nine. (ring)

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 13
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

  1. She ______ you after lunch. (call)
  2. The train ______ at six. (leave)
  3. I ______ you with your work. (help)
  4. You ______ the prize. (win)
  5. He ______ a new bicycle. (get)
  6. It ______ in the evening. (rain)
  7. They ______ the match next week. (play)
  8. We ______ a picnic on Sunday. (have)
  9. Our school ______ on Monday. (open)
  10. Tomorrow I ______ my grandmother. (visit)

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 13
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

  1. She is reading a book.
  2. He wrote a poem.
  3. We were watching TV.
  4. I am eating lunch.
  5. The sun shines.
  6. Birds build nests.
  7. We have seen this film.
  8. They will be travelling tomorrow.
  9. They played chess.
  10. He has finished his work.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 13
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. He plays. (present continuous)
  2. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  3. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  4. She sings. (simple past)
  5. You open the door. (simple future)
  6. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  7. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  8. I write a letter. (present perfect)

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How many tenses are there in English?

Three main tenses — present, past and future — each with four forms (simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous): 12 in all.

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